Manufacture of glass stands and pedestals



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s. G. VOGELEY. MANUFAUTURE b1? GLASS STANDS AND PEDESTALS.

No. 274,233. Patented Mar.20,1883.

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' UNIT STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL Gr. VOGELEY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

MANUFACTURE OF GLASS STANDS AND PEDESTALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 274,233, dated March 20, 1883.

Application filed February 6, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: pushed in, the plug will be raised to the Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. VOGELEY, position it occupies in the mold during the .of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and molding operation, as shown in Fig. 1. The State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new mold is provided with the usual ring, 0, for 55 and useful Improvement in the Manufacture limiting the upward flow of the glass, and with l of Glass Stands and Pedestals andIdo herea plunger, f. r by declare the following to be a full, clear, and The operation of pressing the pedestal is as exact'description thereof, reference being had follows: The requisite quantity of glass is to the acoompanyin g drawings, forming a part placed in the mold. The plunger then descends 6o :0 of this specification, in whichand forces a portion of it down through the Figure 1 is a vertical section of a mold for grooves 42. c, filling the grooves and the cavity making my improved glass stand or pedestal. a, and at the 'same time forms the foot in the Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the stand or pedescavity a. The plunger is then removed, the tal, and Fig. 3 is a sectional View of a modiplug a allowed to fall, by drawing out the bar 65 fled form. cl, to prevent the glass shrinkingthereon, the Like letters of reference indicate like parts mold opened, and the article removed to the in each. leer. The article thus made is shown in Fig. The mold a is made in two parts, hinged to- 2, and it consists of a base or foot, 9, columns gether at a, and has a matrix or molding-cavity or stems g, and a ring, 9 thelatter in the pres 7o extending vertically through it. The upper ent case being of concave form to receive a end, a, (if this cavity is comparatively wide lamp-fount, h, or other similar article. If deand capacious, as it is that portion which resired, a shade, 'i, containing flowers, as shown, ceives the glass, which is forced down to form or a statuette or other ornament may be placed the other parts aswell as to make the foot. In on the base gbetween the columns. The pedes- 7 5 2 5 the sides are two or more vertical grooves, a tal thus made is one piece of glass, and constiin which the stems or columns are formed, and tutes a cheap but handsome stand for lamps, at the lower end is a flared or expanded poreperg nes, flower baskets or pots, and many tion, a, for forming the ring at the upper end other articles. I do not limit myself, however, of the pedestal. The mold a is supported on to glass, but also include earthen or ceramic 8o 0 a stand, I), having an annular projection, b, ware such as may be molded generally.

around which it closes. The upper face of the In Fig. 3 I show a modification. Here the ring b constitutes the molding-face, which base g, columns g, and ring 9 are made in forms the upper face or edge of the top ring of separate pieces and joined together by bolts the pedestal. In the lower end of the moldextending through the columns. When con- 85 ing-cavity is a movable piston or plug, 0, which structed in this way the base and ring may be passes up through the annulus b, and is promolded of glass or other ceramic ware, and the vided with vertical grooves c in its sides, corcolumns be made of wood, brass, britannia, or responding to and placed opposite the grooves other metal. The contrast thus produced 0?, so that the stems or columns of the pedesmakes a handsome article. 0 4o tal are formed in holes common to the mold I do not limit myself to a pedestal having and plug. On the lower end of the plug is a four columns or stems, but claim, broadly, a projection, 0 having a lateral slot through glassor ceramic ware pedestal having two or it, in the upper side of which is an inclined more pedestals. surface, 0 A sliding bar, 6!, having an in- It is apparent to the skilled operator thatby 5 5 clined end,d, and a handle, dflwhich projects making the mold and plug with the requisite. beyond the side of the mold-stand d, is pronumber of vertical grooves the pedestal can vided. The normal position of the plug 0 is be made with any desired numbers of columns. down,-the lower end of the projection 0 rest- Two columns arranged at opposite or nearly ing on the bottom plate, 11 of the mold-stand. opposite points are necessary to the proper 10c If, then, the tapered or beveled end of the bar support of the upper ring, g

d is inserted under the incline c and the bar I have used the terms stems or columns,

but I do not limit myself to making them of 3. A mold for making glass pedestals, hav 25 round or any other particular form. If deing a central plug, and vertical grooves, comsired, they may be made of the shape of the men to both mold and plug, connecting the statuettes, limbs of animals, stems of plants, foot and top cavities, substantially as and for 5 leaves or other forms which are suitable to conthe purposes described.

stitute the shape of the supporting devices of 4. A pedestal for lamps and other articles, 0

the upper ring. of glass or earthenware, consisting of a base What Iclaim as my invention, and desire to or foot and a topring or annulus connected secure by Letters Patent, istogether by two or more columns, all formed 10 1. A mold for forming glass pedestals, havin one piece, substantially as and for the puring a vertically-grooved and vertically-movaposes described. 7 ble plug, in combination with an annular ring 5. A pedestal for lamps and other articles, which constitutes the bottom of the mold, and having a glass or earthenware base and top through which the plug is inserted into the ring, said ring being supported by two or more 15 mold, substantially as and for the purposes decolumns, substantially as and for the purposes scribed. described. 40 2. The combination, in a mold for forming "In testimony whereofI have hereunto set glass pedestals, of a vertically-grooved and vermy hand this 1st day of February, A. D. 1882. tically-movable plug entering the cavity of 2c the mold, an annular ring constituting the SAMUEL G. VOGELEY.

bottom of the mold, through which the plug is inserted, and devices for giving a vertical Witnesses: movement to the plug, substantially as and for W. B. (JORWIN, the purposes described. T. B. KERR. 

